Monday, December 29, 2014

Everyone loves a good list. Though I had been on Twitter for
a few years, I didn’t become a regular at “Tweeting” until this past year. It
was a New Year’s resolution to do so, and I did a pretty good job of sticking
with it. One of the things I had to get the hang of has to do with favoriting
things. I have over 1200 favorites on my Twitter feed, and I don’t know why I
favorite half of them. Upon reflection, I have actually been able to put my
Tweets into three categories

“Thank You” Favorites – For those times when I
clicked on that star as an acknowledgement of a comment or a mention.

“Great Point” Favorites – Given when someone
made a great comment or point.

“Purposeful” Favorites – Given when I came
across a Tweet that contained an awesome quote, picture, or link. Something I
would want to save for later.

That being said, I would like to share five of my favorites
for this year. To see all of my favorites, follow me @JaimeStacy.

#5 – Quote by Rick Dufour. While I feel it is absolutely
essential for educators to believe that all students can learn, I believe it is
important for teachers to build and sustain a toolbox they can draw from to
work with students who aren’t learning. https://twitter.com/edunators/status/306820940120088576/photo/1

"Don't tell me you believe all students can learn. Tell me what you do when they don't." Rick DuFour

#4 – A Quote by Sir Ken Robinson "If you sit kids
down doing low grade clerical work, don't be surprised if they fidget a
bit."

If
you haven’t seen his “Schools Kill Creativity” TED Talk, you need to. I still
see too many worksheets being used where a different activity could be
substituted.

#3 – A great representation of the theory
of innovation for educators. I especially like the part about the “wood”.http://theasideblog.blogspot.com/2014/08/resource-roundup-pencil-metaphor-point.html

These came out near the end of the school year, right at a
time when I was giving year-end evals. There were some great suggestions here.

#1 – “Be More Dog” Video – This is a great video to show
when you want to encourage people to get out of their comfort zone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMzgl0nFj3s&sns=tw

Now that I’ve gotten the hang of Tweeting, I am going to be
a little more discriminating with that little gold star. I will only favorite
something that I truly want to save. Basically, that means I will only save my "Purposeful" favorites. However, that does NOT mean I’m going to stop acknowledging the
“Thank You” or “Great Point” favorites. Instead, I plan on replying to that
individual to acknowledge their comment. After all, if someone took the time to
think about something I said or posted, I owe it to them to respond in kind. Of
course, I may have to rethink that if I get a zillion replies!